Two Guilty in First Felony Spam Conviction

[seawolf21]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/ne...ap_on_bi_ge/spam_trial

I must have been in the stone ages. I didn't know SPAM could land you in jail.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: seawolf21
http://story.news.yahoo.com/ne...ap_on_bi_ge/spam_trial

I must have been in the stone ages. I didn't know SPAM could land you in jail.

LEESBURG, Va. - A brother and sister who sent unsolicited junk e-mail to millions of America Online customers were convicted Wednesday in the nation's first felony prosecution of distributors of spam.

Virginia prosecuted the case under a law that took effect last year that bars people from sending bulk e-mail that is unsolicited and masks its origin. AOL, which is a unit of New York-based Time Warner Inc., is based in Dulles, Va.
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Maybe it will be a deterent.